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Although initial reports indicate that the Bay Area’s early action may be working to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the measures have taken their toll on the economy, with many in the Building [ ... ]
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Many industries and trades have faced economic and professional hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Local 510 Sign & Display Union first experienced the impact of the health crisis in late [ ... ]
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After over a year of negotiations between the Building Trades and City of San Francisco, a citywide PLA has been finalized. The legislation was approved by the Board of Supervisors (BOS) 11-0 in December [ ... ]
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California High-Speed Rail Authority to open workforce development centre
April 29 - Global Railway Review
Developer to donate arson-ravaged complex to UC Berkeley for housing
April 28 - San Francisco Business Times
San Francisco Extends Shelter-in-Place Orders, Is LA Next?
April 28 - Commercial Observer
SF could ban (almost) all new office development in the Mission
April 24 - Curbed SF
Plans to Transform the Van Ness Motel
April 24 - SocketSite
San Francisco’s Housing Pipeline Hits a Record High
April 24 - SocketSite
Modern Mixed-Use Infill Project Closer to Reality
April 23 - SocketSite
COVID-19: Affordable housing construction exception rankles Bay Area trades groups, health officer
April 22 - Mercury News
Big Plans for an SRO Development on This Single-Family Site
April 16 - SocketSite
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This Month's Question
The other morning, my husband was hit by a delivery van in the parking garage of his building as he was walking from the car to the elevator. He's badly hurt, and he is still in the hospital. Can he get Workers' Compensation benefits even though he hadn't punched in to start his shift?
